Aldine ISD police chief on officer's graduation from FBI National Academy: 'I am very proud of his outstanding accomplishment'

A member of the Aldine Independent School District (AISD) Police Department graduated with the 286th class of the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy (FBINA), per a district-issued press release. 

AISD said Commander Orville W. Wright III graduated from the institution on June 8, earning the distinction as the first officer from the Houston-area public school district to achieve such a feat.

“Commander Wright was already an exceptional leader before attending the FBI National Academy,” AISD Chief of Police Paul S. Cordova said in the release. “But now, having graduated from the FBINA, I am expecting new and innovative ideas from him combined with increased vigor and motivation. 

“I am very proud of his outstanding accomplishment,” Cordova continued. “As a fellow FBINA graduate, I know how much this educational experience will allow him to problem solve and overcome barriers.”

Per AISD, Wright underwent two months of advanced communication, leadership and fitness training as a member of the academy.

He’s among the 1% of law enforcement officials who qualified to participate in the prestigious program, the district, which is about 15 miles north of Downtown Houston, said.

According to the release, the class Wright graduated with consisted of 238 officers representing 47 states and Washington, D.C.

The district said Wright possesses more than a quarter-century of law enforcement experience, with nearly 20 of those years spent with AISD.

According to Wright’s LinkedIn account, his career began in the late 1990s in North Texas, where he worked for the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department (TCSO) and the Azle Police Department (APD).

In his current position, the district said, Wright is in charge of several entities and programs with his agency, including but not limited to the telecommunication division, community outreach and the honor guard.

AISD has an enrollment of 61,000 students spread across 83 campuses on a footprint of 111 square miles, the release said.